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Fun & Games Attractions In Baton Rouge Area

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The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a sprawling area surrounding the city of Baton Rouge. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 802,484, up from 705,973 in 2000.Comprising the western edge of the Florida Parishes regions, it is known as Plantation Country, the Capital Region, and The 225 . Baton Rouge is unusual because it has no major incorporated satellite cities, a rarity for a metropolitan area of its size.
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  • 1. Angola Rodeo Angola Louisiana
    The Angola Prison Rodeo, staged at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is the longest running prison rodeo in the United States. It is held on one weekend in April and on every Sunday in October. On each occasion, thousands of visitors enter the prison complex. Various prisoner organizations sell food at concession stands. Many of the prisoners use family recipes to craft the concession stand food. Prison guards conduct the financial transactions at the Angola Rodeo.As part of the prison rodeo, there is a biannual Arts and Crafts Festival. Prisoners make handmade work. Melissa Schrift, author of Angola Prison Art: Captivity, Creativity, and Consumerism, wrote that In addition to introducing innovations into vernacular prison art forms, Angola inmates find enormous value in creating works tha...
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